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		reddytowns on May 25, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coinbase Co-founder: Ethereum Is the Forefront of ... It's not as simple as you make out. In order to get their ether out they need to go through a complex process that takes 48 days: https://daowiki.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DAO/Step-by-Step%... I think a large portion of the investors would be unwilling to do this and simply sell their The DAO tokens on an exchange, thereby keeping their ethereum locked up in The DAO

nadaviv on May 25, 2016 [–]

I was unaware of the 48 days delay. Thanks for the link.

So, there is some risk in terms of temporarily lost liquidity, but I would still stay that comparing this to a traditional crowdfunding where investors actually lose control over their funds is nonsensical.

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